smothered

(verb) envelop completely. Synonyms: smother, surround. Example: "Smother the meat in gravy."

(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. Synonyms: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate. Examples: "Othello smothered desdemona with a pillow." "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor."

(verb) conceal or hide. Synonyms: smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress. Examples: "Smother a yawn." "Muffle one's anger." "Strangle a yawn."

(verb) form an impenetrable cover over. Synonyms: smother. Example: "The butter cream smothered the cake."

(verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion. Synonyms: smother, put out. Example: "Smother fires."

(adj) held in check with difficulty. Synonyms: stifled, strangled, suppressed. Examples: "A smothered cough." "A stifled yawn." "A strangled scream." "Suppressed laughter."

(adj) completely covered. Examples: "Bonnets smothered with flowers." "Smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy."